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VOLUME 29
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ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
November 16,1990
Issue 5
Memorial Service Tomorrow
Wendy S. Phillips, an admissionJ
counselor, was killed in an auto acci
dent Nov. 7 in Montgomery, Ala.
The accident occurred at approxi
mately 11:08 a.m., according to in
vestigating officer Cpl. Jerry Keel of
the Montgomery Police Department,
shortly after Wendy concluded a re
cruiting visit at Montgomery Catholic
High School.
Wendy was attempting to make a
left turn onto Vaughn Road, a two-lane
road which runs directly in front of the
school. Her 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier
was struck by an eastbound dump truck
driven byShawnLockman, 19,ofMontgom-
ery, Keel said. The dump truck struck
the driver ’ s door of the Cavalier, killing
22-year-old Phillips instantly.
Vaughn Road is being widened to
four lanes, said Keel, and Wendy’s
westerly view was apparently blocked
by a cement mixer truck that was parked
on the side of the road. Keel deemed the
accident as unavoidable and said his
department is not planning to file charges
against Lockman.
“I don’t think anyone believes it
yet,” said Lisa Gaw, an admissions
counselorandWendy’sroommate.“Most
of the faculty and staff are coming by
the office. What can you say? A lot of
people are grieving. Our office ran out
of Kleenex. We justpickedup the napkins
on the coffee table.”
“Wendy was an organ donor,” Lisa
said. “ That was very important to her.
She really believed in that. The corneas
of her eyes have been donated to some
one. That helps us, that a bit of her is
helping someone else.”
“She had so many plans,” Lisa adds.
“Her degree was in biology. Eventu
ally, she wanted to go to graduate school.
She wanted to end up working on the
education programs in a zoo.”
A former resident of Shelbyville,
Ky., Wendy was a May 1990 graduate
of St. Andrews with a B.S. degree in
biology. Her many accomplishments
included Vice-President of the Student
Government Association, President of
the student senate, a member of the
Student Life (Faculty) Committee, a
student representative of the Internal
Affairs Committee of the St. Andrews
Board of Trustees, secretary of the Health
Science Club, a SAGE tutor, and a lab
assistant. She joined the St. Andrews
staff as admissions counselor on July 5
and had been assigned Alabama, Geor
gia, Tennessee, and Kentucky as her
recruiting territory.
There was a memorial service for
Wendy this past Sunday, Nov. 11, at
Shelbyville First Presbyterian Church.
A memorial service will be held on
campus Saturday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m.
Weather permitting, the service will be
held between the Morgan-Jones Sci
ence Building and the lake. There will
be some chairs available, but bring a
blanket if you choose. In case of in
clement weather, the service will be
moved into the John Blue Lab.
$12 Million Campaign
Launched
Asian Conference to be
Held Nov. 28-Dec. 1
It was officially announced Nov. 1
the Campaign for St. Andrews, a three-
year, $12 million campaign drive that
has been launched to strengthen the
facilities and financial base of support
for the institution.
The campaign, which was approved
by the Board of Trustees in October
1989, will continue until the end of
1992. Cash and pledges totalling ap
proximately $6.1 million have already
been raised in the “leadership phase” of
the campaign.
Former North Carolina Govemor
James E. Holshouser, Jr., current board
chairman, and James L. Morgan, Sr.,
immediate past board chairman, joined
College President Thomas L. Reusch-
ling in making the public announce
ment during a meeting of the College s
Board ofVisitors.HolshouserandMorgan
are serving as the national co-chairmen
of the campaign.
Reuschling explained that the capi
tal funds drive has been in the planning
since his selection to head the College
more than two years ago. Following a
feasibility and the development of a
long-range plan for the institution, t e
Board of Trustees authorized the cam
paign. Included in the$6.1 million pledp
total is a pair of million-dollar commit
ments. A $1 million pledge has been
made in the Trustee Division and an
other outright cash gift of $1 nullion
has been made by an anonymous fnend
of the College.
Results of the leadership gifts can
already be seen on the Laurinburg cam
pus. The main streets and parking areas
surrounding studentresidence a ^
beenresurfaced. Several buildings have
received new roofs. The Morgan on
Science Center is undergoing
tion of heating, cooling and venti a
systems, and classrooms an a s
be updated. Corporate grantsh^een
administrators to rebuild t e
boiler plant and to replace the exte
lighting system which serves the spr
TeZuonofcampusbuildingsand
grounds had been identified by a u
board members, and other friends of lean staffing,the dedication and com-
the College who participated in the mitment to St. Andrews by this group
feasiblity study. The physical plant im- has been very impressive. It shows that
provements mark the firstmajorfacelift the people closest to the inistitution are
since the College was constructed and committed to its mission and accom-
opened in 1961. Improving residential plishments,” said Morgan,
facilities will enhance the quality of life Hector MacLean, Chairman Emeri-
forcuirentstudentsandmakethecampus tus of Southern National Corporation
more attractive for prospective students in Lumberton, is leading the Trustees
division of the campaign. A leadership
Other major priorities to be addressed gift of $1 million was pledged by The
by campaign proceeds are the creation MorganFoundationofLaurelHill.Morgan
of a reserve fund to meet future facility is one of four trustees of The Morgan
needs, the reduction of debt, purchases Foundation.
of new equipment, and the establish- The Campaign for St. Andrews will
ment on new endowed funds for aca- be taken to the greater Laurinburg com-
demic programs and scholarships. The munity in early 1991 and, hke other
$12 million goal also includes $4.5 divisions of the campaign, the initial
million for operational support through stages have already begun. Several lead
the Annual fund for the three years of gifts are in and approximately $400,000
the campaign. of its community $1 million goal has
The Campaign for St. Andrews will been raised,
be conducted among all the College’s The Alumni Campaign is being chaired
constituencies, including the Trustees by Benjamin B. Brockwell, Class of
and former Trustees, faculty and staff, 1965, the CEO of Clincial Manage-
alumni, foundations and corporations, ment Company, Inc. in Wilson. The
SelectftiendsandtheLaurinbui?c(xnmunity. alumni base is composed of over 7,000
“As we have gone to these constitu- alumni representing Flora MacDonald
encies in the initial stages of the cam- College, Presbyterian College and St.
paign, we have been delighted by the Andrews. Over 140 alumni volunteers
unfaltering support of our friends and will be enlisted to contact these 7,000
family,” said Holshouser. “Everyone alumni and to help this group reach its
hasrealizedtheimpOTtanceofthiscampaign $1.4 million goal. Steward M. Dansby,
in terms of maintaining the superior Class of 1978, Chief Financial Officer
qualityofhighereducationthatStAndrews and Marketing Director at American
offers Cadastre (AmCad) in Birmingham, Ala.,
“Time is a relative thing and there is is the honorary chairman,
only so much of it to go around. You The Select Friends Division and the
should spend your time on things that Foundations and Corporations Division
are important. It was a logial decision of the campaign will be conducted on
for me to get involved with St. An- an ongoing basis throughout the two re-
” maining years of the campaign.
The St. Andrews faculty and staff “We are so pleased with the results
was the first group to complete its par- of the leadership phase of the cam-
ticipation in the campaign and faculty paign,” said Reuschling. “At every turn
and staff members exceeded their goal we have been impressed with the dedi-
by 27%. This portion of the campaign cation and support our volunteers our
was led by Dr. William Alexander, faculty and staff and our friends and
chairman, and Dr. William Somerville, family. We know that this campaign
honorary chairman. Both have been will be a success as this level of Gom-
professors at St. Andrews for many mitmentandenthusiasmspreadsthroiijh-
yg^s out our constituencies.”
“In a time of tight budgeting and
By Chad Esposito
Communications Assistant
St. Andrews Presbyterain College
will host an Asian Studies Schholars
Conference from Nov. 28-Dec. 1.
Designed to promote greater un
derstanding and awareness of the Asian
people, the conference is funded in
part by a grant fromthe U.S. Depart
ment of Education.
The theme of the conference is
"EastandWescWoiidnginTwoCultures,"
and the conference is open free of
charge to the general public.
Dr. Julia Ching from the Univer
sity of Toronto will give the keynote
address on Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. Her
lecture will be "Probing China's Soul:
A Dilemma of Cultures." Ching is a
professor of Religious Studies and the
author of the book, "Probing China's
Soul: Religion, Politics, Protest inThe
People's Republic of China."
Dr. Jan Bardsley of Wake Forest
University leads off the second day
with a 9:30 a.m. session entitled "Rit
ual and Culture in Japan." That after
noon at 2 p.m.. Dr. John Chay, former
history department chairman at Pem
broke State University, will lead a
roundtable discussion on "Changing
Korean Perspectives." That evening
at 8:00, there will be a Korean poetry
reading and Chay will discuss a Ko
rean film.
The third day of the conference
kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with Dr. Tho
mas Benson of St. Andrews chairing
a session of papers on "China." At 2
p.m., Dr. Neal Bushoven of St. An
drews will lead the roundtable dis
cussion on "Images of India in the
Teaching of India." At 8 p.m., the
film "Cannibal Tours" will be shown
and discussed by Margaret Houston,
also of St. Andrews.
The last day of the conference,
Dec. 1, will start at 9:30 a.m. and will
be a presentation of student papers,
which will be chaired by Scott Gre
gory. In the aftemoon, a Job Fair and
a Workshop will take place and is
designed to acquaint students and the
public about career possibilities relat
ing to Asia.
For more information, contact c6-
orgnizers Margaret Houston and Larry
Schulz.
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